S Lazy H

When I was born in this valley

On this ranch I was raised

I learned to lope, rope and dally

On the S lazy H

Where the roots of my people

They run deep on this place

I am sixth generation on the S lazy H

And when it came to the future

I never gave it a thought

If there were bronx to be broken

Endless deers to be caught

In my youth, it was carefree

For the work was my play

And what I loved would always be there

On the S lazy H

I had one beloved sister

A few years younger than me

Before a sole cowboy kissed her

She left for school in the east

Me, I might have gone to college

I don't like to fly planes

But my dad needed help to

Run the S lazy H

So I worked there 'long side him

Put out using this place

And I gained appreciation

For the lines on his face

And when  mom had grown older

And when dad passed away

It fell to me to look after

The S lazy H

By now my sister, she had married

A sharp attorney back east

We didn't see eye to eye but

I did my best to make peace

What did they see when they looked over?

Over the fence one fine day

They saw a whole lot of value

In the S lazy H

So after thought and assessment

The court awarded them half

And no cow, calf operation carries that kind of cash

Well I worked through the numbers

Worked them every which way

Yeah, I went through the numbers

Oh, boys I'm afraid

I had to sell twenty sections

Of the S lazy H

Sometimes right isn't equal

Sometimes equal's not fair

There will soon be rows of houses

On that ridge over there

Many lifetimes of labor

Will be all but erased

So shed a tear and look skyward

God help the S lazy H

The last few years were a struggle

But I gave it my best

And I tried to go forward

On the land that was left

Well I have lived with the sorrow

And I will die with the shame

For now the bank, owns what's left of

The S lazy H